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Alba successfully starts 25pc of Line 6 pots

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), soon to be the largest aluminium smelter in the world, announced that it has successfully started 106 pots in Line 6 on March 26.  Line 6 comprises 424 pots and that leaves 318 pots to start-up in the coming months, the company said.    Speaking on this occasion, Alba board chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin ...

$4.2bn plan for Bapco modernisation kicks off

The foundation stone for the modernisation project of Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) ...

Genie delivers 166 work platforms to Byrne

Genie, a unit of global lifting solutions specialist Terex Corporation, was set to ...

Work on Kuwait’s $27bn crude oil complex on track

Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (Kipic) said work is progressing well on ...

Unirol opens $30m upgraded rebar plant

Universal Rolling (Unirol), Bahrain’s leading producer of high-quality steel ...





$23bn well-being plan on cards for capital

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on March 19 launched four well-being projects worth $23 billion in the capital Riyadh mainly aimed at improving the lives of its citizens besides transforming the city into an attractive destination and making it one of the world’s most livable cities. The projects include King Salman Park, Sports Boulevard, Green ...

Go-ahead for $2.6bn road development projects

Prince Turki Bin Talal, the Emir of the Asir region of Saudi Arabia, has announced the ...

Avenues – Riyadh to host four Hilton hotels

Shomoul Holding Company has signed a landmark agreement with hospitality giant Hilton ...

$1.5bn solar plan to see seven PV projects

Saudi Arabia has revealed details of Phase Two of its National Renewable Energy Program ...

Sadara breaks ground on EO/PO pipeline

Sadara Chemical Company has broken ground on the ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide ...





Museum of the Future solar plant deal inked

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it has signed an MoU with the Dubai Future Foundation for the design, construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to annually produce 4,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy required to run the Museum of the Future. A unique incubator for futuristic innovation and design in Dubai, Museum ...

China-Korea JV secures $408m Etihad Rail deal

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE national railway, has awarded a ...

Emaar set to launch mega Walk of Fame

Emaar has announced ‘Dubai Stars’, a walk of fame saluting stars and ...

ASTM launches first overseas chapter in UAE

ASTM International, one of the world’s largest standards development organisations, ...

$163bn spend on renewables

The UAE will invest Dh600 billion ($163 billion) until 2050 to meet the growing energy ...





Major Chinese expo with Gulf Industry Fair

Gulf Industry Fair 2019, the northern Gulf’s leading event dedicated to industrialisation, will be held together with the China Machinery Fair, the Middle East’s largest Chinese trade expo, in Bahrain in September. The China Machinery Fair is born out of the partnership signed by Bahrain-based Hilal Conferences and Exhibitions (HCE) with Silk ...

World Road Congress to debut in region

Thousands of the world’s foremost experts in road infrastructure, transport and ...

Show to host first Smart Airports Conference

For the first time, Airport Show, to be held over three days from April 29 to May 1 at the ...

Focus on role of technology in FM industry

Industry leaders from across the buildings ecosystem came together at the Future Proof ...

Reynaers reviews past year’s performance

Reynaers Middle East (RME), the Bahrain-headquartered regional office of European ...





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